Automobile side curtain



March 16 1926. 1,577,164

1 E, Bisel-1 AUTOMOBILE s1DE CURTAIN Filed 001.22, 1923 Y 7 v Imm/1to1,

` j LOMSEESCL Patented Mar, 16, 1926.

UNisn SAT LOUIs E. Bison, or AsHnvILL-E, NORTH CAROLINA.

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AUTOMOBILE SIDE CURTAIN.

Application filed ,October 22, 1923. Serial No. 670,092.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I,y Louis E. Bison, aV citizen ot the United States, residing at Asheville, in the' county of Buncombe and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Side Curtains, of which the following is a specification. Y i

The present invention relates' to automobiles, and more particularly to side curtains therefor. Y A

An object of the ninvention is to provide side or storm curtains for automobiles which can be easily and quickly placed in position without loss of time whenever necessary.

Another Object of the invention is to provide side curtains which can be quickly and automatically stowed away when not in use.

A further object of the invention is to Vprovide side curtains in combination with an automobile top of the collapsible type, in the frame work of which theside curtains are automatically housed when not in'use, the curtains being simply drawn down and temporarily attached tothe body of the. automobile whenever desired.

Still further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent fromthe following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which Yillustrate one preferred embodiment'of the invention, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal side elevation partly in section of an automobile having a collapsible canopy top constructed in'accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation partly in section showing more in detail the construction of one of the side rails forming part ot the collapsible canopy Vtop support, and: f

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the side rail shown in Fig. 2 and illustrating the overlapping slots provided therein.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the automobile body 1 is provided with Vthe collapsible top 2 which may be oit the usual or standard canopy type. The top 2 is supported in extended position by the rear and front bows 3 and 4, respectively, andv also by the intermediate bows 5 and 6. Extending rearwardly from the front bow l on eachside is the rail 7 having at its rear end an u standingportion 8 to which is `pivot-ed the linl 9 whose other end is pivotally connected to the Vertical portion 10 of the intermediate bow 6, as indicated at 11. The lateral porlinks being pivoted ateach voli' their ends toA The the parts to which they are attached. speciiio type of .collapsible 'trame herein illustrated-is shown by way of example merely, as the present invention is not limited to the particulartype shown, but may be used 'as well in combination with any other usual, standard, or desirable forni of frame. A i

' The vside rail 7 is, in accordance with the present invention, made hollow and of asuflicientsize to accommodate within it rollers 16 and 17 which are preferably not aligned but are arranged in oifset relation to each other.` TheA rollers 16 and 17 are rotatably mounted within the side rail 7 and each roller is provided with a spring'lS. Affixed to each of the-rollers 16 and 17 are side curtains 19 and 20, respectively, Vhaving therein the transparent and flexibleplights 21 of celluloid or other suitable material. l The side rail v7 is provided on its lower side with the offset slots 22 and 23 which are located, respectively, underthe rollers 16 and `17, and through which the curtains are adapted yto be .drawn from their rolled position onth'e spring rollers 16 and 17within the' side rail 7, when it is desired to place the side curtains in position. By arranging vthe rollers 16 and 17 and the slots 22 and 23 in offset and overlapping relation one curtain will overlapthe .other suiiiciently to provide a continuous and uninterrupted side covering. n

v." lhe curtain 20 is illustrated asl being at tached to the panel 24 on the outside thereof and the curtain 19 is illustrated vas being drawn down andattached to the front door 25. by any convenient form of attaching means 26, but it is to be understood that any or all of the curtains may be attached Y .sprino roller having attached thereto the curtain 27 adapted. to be drawn down and -frame illustrated in Fig. l, there maybe provided the bracing link divhiclr may be pivoted at 3l to the side l() of the intermediate bonr 6, by means of which it" may be rotated about the pivot 3l to overlie the 'side 10 in close proximity thereto, in which sition it does not interfere with the folding up of the collapsible frame. llVhen the top isy up, however, the bracing link 30 `may be rotated about its pivot 3l to the horizontal position shown in Fig'. l, where it may be temporarily attached to the side por'- tion of the rear boW 3, by any convenient attaching means 32, such` as a strap or other desired fastener. The bracing link 30 is made hollow and of sullicientpsize to accent mod'ate within it a spring roller having at tached theretotlle Side cin-'tain `33, the bracing link 30 being provided on its under side with a slot through which the" curtain 33 may be drawnA down when' desired and` attached to the side of, the automobile body. W'hen the biracing link 3`0` is in' its' horizontal position, it is sulllciently high' to be within the canopy top7 and is only turned about its pivot 3l to' overlie the side 10 of the intermediate bow' when` the canopy top is to be folded back, in which position the bracing link 30 will not be visible.

s not only the bracing link 30 but also the side rail 7 and the linl( gare located within the' canopy top, that is, higher than the loiver side edge of said top, these parts Will be visible only `from the interior of the automobile, and will be unnot-ieeabl'e, being merely of sli` htly larger size than might be necessary Wit out the present invention,

By the foregoing construction there has been provided a `set of side or storm curtains for automobiles which can be easily and Without the necessity of providing any additional mounting, hanging, or housing meansin the automobile top other than the collapsible frame which is necessary to support the top; and a set of side curtain rolling and housing means which does not interfere with the folding up of the collznasi* ble top `supper-ting i.fiaine,` being located Within the frame itself.

That is claimed is:

l. In a collapsible `top coniprii-ling supporting bows and rigid side rails, a plural? ity of overlapping rollers mounted in each of saidl side rails, a roller housing pivoted at one end to one of the side rails and at its other end to one of the bows, a roller in said rolle!l housing arranged so that it over laps the adjacent roller in the side rail, and side curtains on each ot said overlapping: rollers. y

2. In a collapsible top including supl'iorting bows,a rigid side rail constituting a housing for aA plurality oit overlapping rollers, a roller housing pivoted to said side rail and to one or more bows, a second roller housing pivoted to one how and detachably associated with a second bow, said side rail and roller housings forming part o'i the top supporting traine, overlapping rollers in said roller housings, the roller in the first mentioned roller housing overlapping the adjacent roller in the side rail, and side curtains on each of sait overlapping rollers.

3; In a collapsible top including supporting bows, a rigid side rail constituting a housing for a plurality of overlapping rollers, a roller housing pivoted at one end to said side rail` and at its other end to a bow, said side rail and roller housing forming part oil the top si'lpporting iframe, a roller in saidroller vhousing; overlapping the adjacent roller `in the side rail, and side curtains on each ot said overlapping rollers.

In testimony whereof I atlin my signature.

Louis" El Bison. 

